Bottom-line

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

(informal, idiomatic, transitive) To set a minimum acceptable rule, boundary, or condition for (someone)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal, idiomatic, transitive) To set a minimum acceptable rule, boundary, or condition for (someone).
2. (informal, idiomatic, transitive) To provide a summary or the result; to provide the most important or relevant information.

Example Sentences

Thanks to Kim, her husband is also living a sober, productive life. When he came to visit her at the hospital one day, she "bottom-lined" him.

The most common mistake a man makes when initiating sex with his woman is "bottom-lining" it. Now, this approach may be good for you in your life, your work, and the way you best communicate. However, when it comes to sex with your woman, you will need to throw this approach out the window.

And in the next breath he said, "And what are you going to do about it?" He "bottom lined" me with those words. I put the cork in the bottle, and this time, I approached sobriety differently.

If, as you say, your Rik has safeguarded Chinese orphans in the streets, put friends through school, he doesn't sound like a man who walks away. He's a sticker. He isn't finished with something until he bottom lines it.

In today's verse, we're given the secret to living a life marked by wisdom and blessed by prosperity. David doesn't mince words. He bottom-lines it. And his hope is to take the guesswork out of living right with God.

"Barn could work if you have a light source or a sunroom off your back porch, " he added hopefully. "What are you thinking?" Huck bottom-lined him.

Anyway, bottom lining it: Sunnis and other extremists are targeting and killing civilians along with Iraqi Security Forces.

And then he bottom lines and says the tragedies of the great majority of these deaths can be readily prevented at low cost.

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• bottom-lines
• bottom-lining
• bottom-lined

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